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Eligibility: Students who are classified as juniors or seniors in college, a permanent resident of McLennan County, and have resided in McLennan County for the past two consecutive years. (Applicants who attend college in another county/state are eligible if their permanent residence is in McLennan County and has been for two prior years.)

Criteria: Financial need, self-help, College GPA, citizenship, community involvement, other activities, short essay, and letters of recommendation.

Application Package: Completed application, copy of college transcript showing at least three full semesters of college credits, up to three letters of recommendation, three personal references, and a recent photo taken within the last six months.

Special thanks to Mercer Buchanan and John Dietz who tallied the ballots from the December 15 election. Dianne Sawyer and David Tekell were elected to begin three-years terms on July 1, 2015 for the 2015-16 Rotary year. Congratulations to you both!

The Rotary Club of Waco Literacy Committee, in conjuction with a District 5870 grant, present a check for $4519.36 to Avance-Waco for the purchase of the early music education program, ABC Music & Me. Pictured, left to right, are: Leonard Englander, Evan Klaras, Avance-Waco Executive Director Jessica Attas, Literacy Committee

Noley Bice and Floyd Jensen have been faithful members of the Rotary Club of Waco for 50 years!! Both joined the club in 1964. Noley served as Club President from 1977 to 1978. Both Floyd and Noley are Paul Harris Fellows. Carol Bice and Barbara Jensen joined us in celebrating their husbands' milestone in Rotary.

Paul Harris Fellow recognition is given in appreciation to anyone who contributes $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, Polio Plus Fund or World Fund. Multiple Paul Harris Fellows are recognized for each subsequent $1,000 cumulative contribution.

When you receive your Waco Rotary dues invoices in April and October each year, you have the option of contributing $50 each time to the Paul Harris Annual Fund. That is $100 a year and in 10 years, you too can be a Paul Harris Fellow. (You may also contribute any amount at any time. Just ask Katherine for details.)

President K. Paul Holt with our newest Paul Harris Fellows:

K. Paul Holt, Frank Levy, David Hick, John Erwin,Herb Cross, Kent Keathley; Don Schreiber, and Bruce Mazzare. (Les Neugebauer escaped before I could get his photo!)

Ex-Pat Katherine Logue will return from her six-month sojourn in Scotland. Will she be wearing a kilt or perhaps speaking with a Scottish brogue? You'll want to attend the March 17 Rotary meeting to greet her and find out about her adventures.

The Waco Rotary Club recognized its2013 Scholarship Award recipients at the Aug. 19 meeting. Scholarship recipients are juniors or seniors in college, permanent residents or McLennan County and must have resided in McLennan County for at least two consecutive years prior to the scholarship award. All five of our winners have impressive credentials, a number of significant achievements, and are involved in multiple extracurricular activities in the community, at church and with their education institutions.

Recent Baylor University graduate Stephanie Allen of Lake Jackson, Texas, and current graduate student Austin Cook-Lindsay of San Angelo, Texas, have been named 2013-2014 Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholars, a new program that provides $30,000 scholarships to support students' graduate-level academic studies in areas that relate to Rotary's areas of focus around the world.

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